Autism, Medically Complex Children, Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)

Certificate of Clinical Competency

 

Beckman Oral Motor Conference

Oral Motor skills are important when looking at feeding skills in children with low tone or poor muscle coordination. The Beckman protocol teaches specific skills to assist in these feeding skills.

"Hanen- It Takes Two to Talk"

Parent education program – step by step program to teach parents how to help their children learn language through everyday interactions.

LAMP

Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning; An AAC learning method that uses motor planning to facilitate a child’s ability to communicate quickly and efficiently.

SOS Feeding

This program integrates motor, oral, behavior, medical, sensory, and nutritional factors when looking at a child’s diet. Is used to help kids gain exposure to new and different foods in a low pressure environment while also improving the skills they need to be successful with new foods.

PROMPT

Prompt Trained- A tactile-kinesthetic (touch and feel) approach to gently guide the client’s face to correctly form sounds and words.

Talk Tools Oral Motor

Feeding Therapy: A sensory motor approach – Pre-feeding exercises designed to develop the motor skills for safe, effective, nutritive feeding and therapeutic feeding techniques were discussed.

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